Underwriting Assistant, London, £25,000

Our client is one of the fastest growing companies in the UK. They were
set up in 2010 and have turned the finance world on its head. They are a
marketplace where investors (people like you and I) can fund business
loans. They’re taking on the global banking system and finding a better
way for businesses to borrow and investors to lend, by connecting them
together. They are helping small businesses to grow, creating thousands
of jobs across the UK and changing the lives of business owners, and at
the same time helping investors earn a return on their hard-earned money.

They’re one of the fastest growing startups in the world with teams in
London, San Francisco, Berlin and Amsterdam. They have raised more than
£250 million from the same people who backed Twitter, Facebook and Skype.

The Candidate:• Are you…curious, energetic, hard-working and a team
player?• Do you enjoy working with numbers and love 'thinking
outside the box' to solve problems?• Do you have a proven track
record of great time management, being accurate and detail oriented?•
Are you a strong written and verbal communicator?• Can you be
concise but get a point across?• Do you work hard, learn fast, and
do whatever it takes to get the job done, but you know how to let your
hair down on a Friday (or Thursday) night?• Do you speak up and have
plenty of ideas but are interested in hearing other peoples too?•
Are you looking to take your first steps towards a career within an
innovative financial technology company?

If you answered "Yes!" to all of the above, read on.

The Role:This is an graduate position suitable to someone who is
analytical, curious, a team player and keen to get started on their
career within the company. Joining the Underwriting Assistants team,
your role will be fast paced, high volume and full of opportunities to
learn how the company operates.

Your main tasks will include (but are not limited to):• Preparing
documents for underwriters to review• Undertaking searches on
companies and their directors• Inputting financial accounts
submitted by businesses• Populating advanced credit scoring models•
Emailing borrowers that their loan application has been successful•
And finally, uploading the successful applications to our website for
investors to review

In addition to this, we actively try to give the team exposure to a
variety of different tasks. These range from data entry and analysis, to
larger projects.

Typical examples are:• Reviewing our competitors activity Explaining
and teaching new starters from across the business what the team does•
Liaising with product and tech teams to ensure new product launches go
smoothly• Quality control work - highlighting, analysing and
resolving errors• We hope that you will grow into your role and find
your own areas to improve upon• You will be working within a dynamic
and very social company which places emphasis on continued growth and
learning.• We encourage exposure to many departments within the
company, where you can learn about different aspects of the business.

There is great potential for new starters to establish themselves here!

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